Condoms & where to get them

Condoms – where to get them

You might already know this logo, but if you don’t it’s the C-Card scheme. Wherever you see this logo it’s a place where you can get FREE CONDOMS and sexual health advice, and it’s totally confidential: as long as you are under 25 years old.

How do I get one?

1. Registration – a young person will have a 1-2-1 intervention with a trained worker and be assessed for what is known as Fraser or Gillick competency. This means that if you are under 16, you are mature enough to understand what sex is and that you are assessed as needing information and guidance as well as condoms. Don’t forget, the age of consent for all young people (straight or gay) is 16. We take consent really seriously.

If you are really ready for sex, then you’ll probably need to:

Be able to talk about how to manage pressure to have sex and receive other delay messages

Demonstrate how to use a condom effectively and correctly

Understand the ways in which a condom can prevent STIs and pregnancy

Know what action to take if something goes wrong when using a condom

Understand how condoms can be damaged

Know how to dispose of condoms correctly

You will be given information about other sexual health services and other distribution C-Card sites.

2. Distribution – Young people, if already registered, can pick up condoms when they show their C-Card. You need to get registered first though….

Click below for a list of C-Card sites in the South West. If you can’t find what you’re looking for then please email info@eddystone.org.uk or call us on 01752254406 or 0800 3283508

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